Hutchinson ? A man who police say drove head-on into oncoming traffic during a police chase has been charged with attempted first-degree murder.

Paul Stotts, 18, of Hutchinson, was being chased Sunday when he tried to drive at high speed into several vehicles, including a police car and a semitrailer, according to an arrest record.

“The suspect clearly and intentionally drove his vehicle into oncoming traffic and drove head-on into an innocent victim’s vehicle at approximately 50 mph,” the arrest report says.

Stotts also was charged Thursday with attempt to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of lithium batteries, anhydrous ammonia and pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture, and five alternative counts of attempting to flee and elude.

The chase began after police went to a mobile home park when residents reported seeing two men rummaging around an empty trailer. When Stotts was stopped and asked by the officer to step out of the car, he drove off, leading officers on a 32-minute chase through Hutchinson.

Police say that during the chase, Stotts and a passenger tossed items consistent with a meth lab out of the car. The passenger, who eventually jumped from the moving car, has not been arrested.

The chase ended when stop sticks deflated two tires on Stotts’ vehicle, causing him to hit a vehicle driven by Robert Cook. Cook, who was flown to Wichita for his injuries, was released from the hospital Wednesday.